'Reflections of Body Image in Art Therapy': New book helps women work through food issues with art

Eating Disorders

(Kansas City Star) At Meghan's Place Eating Disorder Center in Modesto, Calif., clients used purses and shoes to make art that helped them explore their ideas about body image and their sense of self. Continue.

Six Steps for Successful Grocery Shopping

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(About.com) Whether you have just gotten out of inpatient or residential treatment for your eating disorder or you are in outpatient therapy, grocery shopping is one of the most challenging events for someone suffering from an eating disorder. People suffering from anorexia nervosa or restricting behaviors often avoid grocery shopping, resulting in having too little food on hand and thus continuing a cycle of restriction. People suffering from bulimia nervosa or binge eating behaviors also often avoid grocery shopping in order to avoid having binge foods on hand. Continue.

Tumblr starts removing self-harm, eating disorder blogs

Eating Disorders

(Digital Spy) Tumblr has started taking down blogs that encourage self-harm and eating disorders, as part of efforts by social media sites to protect their users from harmful behavior.

The blogging site, which has more than eight million UK users, said that thousands of pages would be removed in a strategy that has been welcomed by eating disorder campaigners.Continue.

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Everybody Knows Somebody

Eating Disorders

Sunday, Feb. 26 marked the beginning of the 25th National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) educates, inspires recovery, and provides comfort to those suffering from eating disorders, and also to the millions of family members and friends who have lost loved ones to a disease that currently affects 90 million Americans. A disease also clouded with misconceptions and societal shame.Continue.

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